A class is said to have discrete order (e.g. the whole numbers), if (1) it satisfies Dedekind's postulate (q.v.) and (2) every element (except the first if any) has a next predecessor and also (except the last if any) a next successor. Contrasted with 'dense' or 'compact' order, such as that of the rational numbers, in which no element is next to ....Found on http://www.ditext.com/runes/d.html

A characteristic of human language where there is no continuous transition from one unit to another, e.g. /p/ and /b/ are separate, discrete sounds and speakers pronounce one or the other but not something intermediary between the two.Found on https://www.uni-due.de/ELE/LinguisticGlossary.html

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